Engine Overheating; Automatic Transmission Gear Lever Unlocking - Alfa Romeo Giulia 952 2017 Owner's Handbook Manual

ENGINE OVERHEATING

Travelling on roads with a lot of traffic,
frequent stops and engine restarts, and
in the presence of exceptional climate
conditions, phenomenons of engine
overheating may present signalled by the
switching on of the "Excessive engine
coolant temperature" warning light on
the instrument panel, along with a
dedicated message (see the description
in paragraph "Warning lights and
messages" in the "Knowing the
instrument panel" chapter).
IMPORTANT An overheated cooling
system can damage the vehicle. In the
case of overheating, pull over and stop
the vehicle. Keep the engine at idling with
air conditioning off until the temperature
decreases. If temperature does not
decrease, contact an Alfa Romeo
Dealership as soon as possible.
Some further measures to overcome
exceptional engine overheating are
reported below:
if the air conditioner is on, turn it off.
The air conditioning system contributes
to overheating of the engine cooling
system;
adjust passenger compartment
heating to the maximum, by turning air
distribution toward the floor or outside
the vehicle, if external weather
conditions allow for open side windows;
then activate the fan at maximum speed.
In this way the heater will operate as an
additional radiator, contributing to
dissipate the heat from the engine
cooling system.
IMPORTANT Coolant (antifreeze) exiting
from the engine or vapour exiting from
the radiator can cause serious burns. If
vapour is seen or heard coming from the
engine compartment, do not open the
bonnet until the radiator has had enough
time to cool down. Never try to remove
the plug when the radiator is hot.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
GEAR LEVER UNLOCKING
(where provided)
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The manual release of the gear shift from
position P (Parking) is meant to allow to
push or tow the vehicle when this is
impossible to do by using the gear lever
normally.
This is a device especially dedicated to
emergency situations, it is not meant for
frequent use.
To disengage P (Park) proceed as follows:
stop the engine;
engage the electric parking brake;
remove the rear cover from the central
tunnel fig. 241;
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cut the adhesive tape that keeps the
activation lace constrained to the release
lever;
pull the lace upwards to lift the end of
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